After Sunday lunch with the neighbours (which featured for dessert fresh mandarin oranges from their nephew's finca), Adam & I helped the two Josés (how do you punctuate that?) with a spot of (paid!) almond de-husking.
While we were all tidying up afterwards, Pura (José senior's wife) was herding the goats back in to their corral after their daily feast on the lush greenery which now surrounds the cortijo.
Obviously one of them was somewhat reticent to go in and, before you could blink, Pura produced a whip which she cracked loudly (no damage to the goat) and swiftly resolved the problem.
Now 'Our Pura' is a lovely, generous & kind woman but she takes no hostages, a point driven home when José turned to me (sporting his usual cheeky grin) and whispered 'como Franco!' ("just like Franco!).
Luckily, said lady was out of earshot as I'm not sure she would have welcomed the comparison and the whip might well have been back out again.
The two Joses.....no punctuation required
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